"Damn it, just how much energy does this titanium crystal bead need to absorb?"
Seeing that his mental energy was dwindling, Qing Mu became anxious. Mental energy was the key to controlling the situation; if it was drained, he would instantly faint.
This situation is undoubtedly extremely bad; without his control, who knows what might happen?
Without hesitation, Qingmu swallowed the herbs that restored his mental energy.
This was originally a preparation to prevent the Blue Silver King from resorting to desperate measures, but unexpectedly it became his lifeline at this moment.
After swallowing the herbs, a cool energy flowed into Qing Mu's mind, but this energy was intercepted by the Taijing Pearl and quickly absorbed by it.
Seeing this, Qing Mu couldn't help but feel a little bitter. This Taijing Pearl was truly domineering.
However, seeing that the Taijing Pearl did not demand his spiritual power again after absorbing that energy, Qing Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, it's all energy anyway, so having it directly absorbed by this crystal bead reduces the losses in between.
After absorbing all this energy, the suction force of the Taijing Pearl began to weaken. At this moment, the Blue Silver King's soul ring was completely refined by Qing Mu, and a surge of powerful energy once again permeated Qing Mu's entire body.
The crystal bead absorbs all this energy, and its suction force gradually weakens.
After absorbing all this energy, the crystal bead seemed satisfied, and the suction force completely disappeared.
The moment the suction disappeared, a dazzling green starlight shone from the crystal bead, and the crystal bead began to rotate slowly.
The next moment, a powerful suction force appeared again, but unlike before, this suction force was no longer targeting Qing Mu's body, but rather her body.
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In an instant, the free wood-elemental energy in the surrounding air rushed towards Qingmu.
At this moment, Qingmu's body was like a greedy black hole, accepting all the free wood-attribute energy without hesitation and instantly refining and absorbing it.
In just a quarter of an hour, Qing Mu's soul power, which had been depleted by the Taijing Pearl, was replenished, which surprised Qing Mu.
Normally, after a Soul Master has exhausted all their energy, it takes at least several hours to fully recover.
He only used a quarter of an hour, an efficiency comparable to the soul power feedback of a rooted ultimate move, and far superior to the previous natural response.
"Da na~"
At this moment, Venusaur saw that Qingmu had woken up and immediately rushed to Qingmu's side.
Qingmu smiled and patted Venusaur's head. "Thank you for protecting me. I've gained a lot this time."
After calming down Venusaur, Qingmu stroked his chin and mentally observed the slowly rotating Taijing Bead within his body.
"This form, this effect of restoring soul power, could it be that the Taijing Pearl is acting as a soul core for Dou Er?"
Qing Mu thought to herself.
In Pokémon, the purpose of the Crystal Bead is to change a Pokémon's type. It can enhance a Pokémon's type if it is its own type, or change a non-type Pokémon to its own type. It does not improve the recovery effect.
Therefore, the abilities that Taijingzhu just displayed could only have been acquired after arriving in Douluo Continent.
Based on the Taijingzhu's appearance at birth and its subsequent behavior, the one that best matches it in Douluo Continent is the Soul Core, which only appeared in Douluo Continent II.
A soul core is formed by condensing and compressing the soul power of a soul master. Once the soul core is successfully condensed, it will rotate rapidly, and the soul master will replenish his soul power by absorbing free energy from the surrounding environment.
Soul masters with soul cores far surpass those without them in both combat power and recovery ability.
This is one of the main reasons why, in Douluo Continent II, the combat power of 100,000-year-old soul beasts seems to have declined significantly, from starting as level 95 Title Douluo in Douluo Continent I to only being able to compete with level 92 to 94 Title Douluo.
It's not that 100,000-year-old soul beasts have become weaker, but rather that human soul masters have become stronger through 10,000 years of accumulation and the refinement of their cultivation methods.
"Although I don't quite understand the underlying principles, this is undoubtedly a good thing for me given the current situation."
Qing Mu smiled slightly. The improvement in his soul power recovery ability also meant an increase in his combat ability.
After all, apart from the Sunfire Blaze, all the other special moves consume soul power.
With the combination of the Taijing Pearl and the Rooting Technique, he can use his special moves more recklessly in the future without worrying about insufficient soul power.
The only slight pity is that most of the energy fed back by the Blue Silver King's soul ring has been absorbed by this Taijing Pearl, so Qing Mu's current level is only level sixty-one.
Afterwards, Qingmu and Venusaur arrived outside the cave. He was preparing to test the effect of the sixth soul skill, Crystallization, that the Blue Silver King had given him.
Six spirit rings, yellow, purple, black, and dark black, surrounded Qing Mu, creating a breathtaking sight.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Taijing Transformation!"
Qing Mu silently recited the command in his mind, and immediately his sixth spirit ring lit up.
The moment his sixth spirit ring lit up, the Taijing Pearl within his body emitted a dazzling light.
"Da na!!"
At the same time, Venusaur began to emit a corresponding light, and a large amount of energy surged towards Venusaur, condensing into a layer of light green crystals as bright as diamonds, which adhered to the surface of Venusaur.
After this crystal appeared, a unique aura emanated from Venusaur, and the surrounding plants, such as Blue Silver Grass, bowed slightly toward Venusaur, as if they were bowing to it.
"It's done, and this power is that of the ultimate wood, no! It's even slightly higher than the ultimate wood."
Seeing this, Qingmu was overjoyed. Under the effect of Tai Crystallization, Venusaur's already powerful Wood-type ability was further enhanced, not only reaching the ultimate level of Douluo Continent II, but even showing signs of exceeding it.
Venusaur is powerful, but its strength lies mainly in its ability to learn many of the Pokémon's special moves on its own.
If we disregard these special moves and only consider the quality of Venusaur itself, then Venusaur is actually about the same as those top-ranked martial souls.
If Venusaur only had one type, it might be able to reach the highest level, but Venusaur has not only the Grass type, but also the Poison type.
While the existence of the second type makes Venusaur stronger, it also affects Venusaur's own purity, causing it to be stuck below its limit.
Qingmu originally thought that Venusaur would have to evolve into Mega Venusaur to reach its limit or surpass the ultimate level and become a god-level being. However, this sudden crystallization allowed Venusaur to complete this step ahead of schedule.
After the initial excitement, Qingmu couldn't help but examine Venusaur's crystallized form more closely.
But soon, Qingmu was stunned again, because he found that Venusaur's crystallization seemed to be somewhat different from what he remembered.
"No, where's that thing on Venusaur's head?"